Ekisaakaate UK: Preserving Culture & Nurturing Leaders

Ekisaakaate is a Luganda word meaning an enclosure where young boys were trained to become future leaders. These boys acquired leadership, political skills, cultural values, and occupational skills such as blacksmithing. Upon completion, they were considered educated and well-prepared citizens.

Many of these trained boys were appointed as the King’s chiefs or sent to work in the palace, ensuring continuity of leadership within the kingdom. While boys received formal training, girls were culturally tutored at home by their mothers, paternal aunts, and grandparents, who played a vital role in passing down traditional values and social skills.

Ekisaakaate UK’s Mission

Ekisaakaate UK was founded to nurture young girls and boys into holistic individuals with a deep appreciation for both traditional and modern values.

Aims and Objectives of Ekisaakaate UK

• To advance training in life skills, Ganda culture, home economics, basic financial intelligence, etiquette, and good citizenship e.g. knife crime awareness to young people under the age of 25 years in South London area through holiday camps.
• To provide and assist in the provision of trainers, materials, and facilities required in conducting the holiday camps in (1) above.
• To advance good parenting through parenting seminars and seminars to parents in South London.